March 7, 2022

“A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time” – Mike Krzyzewski LODD’s: F2014-10 Mar 07, 2014 Senior captain suffers sudden cardiac death during training – Alaska. F2013-18 Mar 07, 2013 Driver/engineer suffers sudden cardiac death at scene of motor vehicle crash – Georgia. F2008-07 Mar 07, 2008 […]

March 4, 2021

Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. – Dennis Prager LODD’s: F2012-11 Mar 04, 2012 Fire chief suffers heart attack while fighting a structure fire and dies – Mississippi. F2012-08 Mar 04, 2012 Volunteer lieutenant killed […]

March 3, 2022

True happiness is… to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca LODD’s: F2013-10 Mar 03, 2013 Volunteer fire chief suffers cardiac arrest at brush fire – North Carolina. F2004-15 Mar 03, 2004 Forest ranger/fire fighter drowned after catastrophic blow-out of right front tire – Florida. F2000-16 Mar 03, 2000 […]

March 2, 2022

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. – Calvin Coolidge LODD’s: F2002-10 Mar 02, 2002 […]

March 1, 2022

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else. – Queen Latifah LODD’s: F2006-10 Mar 01, 2006 Volunteer fire fighter is killed and another volunteer fire fighter is injured at a wildland/urban interface fire – Oklahoma. F2002-12 Mar 01, 2002 Volunteer fire fighter killed […]